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The Kastelruther Spatzen (German for Kastelruth sparrows) are a musical group from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who have won many honours and awards for their schlager in folk music style.




Members


The Kastelruther Spatzen were formed in 1976 by Karl Schieder, Walter Mauroner, Valentin Silbernagl, Oswald Sattler, Ferdinand Rier and Anton Rier. Anton Rier left in 1977, and Norbert Rier joined as the drummer in 1979. Ferdinand Rier left in 1980 and was replaced by Albin Gross. In 1983, with this line-up, they released their first single, Das Mädchen mit den erloschenen Augen, which was awarded a golden disc.
In 1986, Karl Schieder left the group to pursue another career, and was replaced by Karl Heufler. In 1991 Rüdiger Hemmelmann joined the band as a drummer. In 1993, Oswald Sattler left for a solo career, and was replaced by Andreas Fulterer, who left five years later also for a solo career. He was then replaced by Kurt Dasser.




= Karl Schieder

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Karl Schieder is the founder of the Kastelruther Spatzen and played the baritone. In 1986 he left the band for personal reasons.




= Valentin Silbernagl

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Valentin Silbernagl was born on 18 June 1956 in Kastelruth and played for eight years in the Musikkapelle Kastelruth before joining the Kastelruther Spatzen. He married in 1982 and has three children.




= Walter Mauroner

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Walter Mauroner was born on 20 June 1956 in Bozen and played for fifteen years in the Musikkapelle Kastelruth before joining the Kastelruther Spatzen, where he plays the trumpet. He married in 1984 and has two children. He is the owner of the fan shop, the Spatzenladen, in Kastelruth.




= Oswald Sattler

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Oswald Sattler was born on 7 December 1957 in Kastelruth, and played guitar and sang with the Kastelruther Spatzen until he left them in 1993. He started a solo career in 1996, and has won the Grand Prix der Volksmusik once and the Goldene Stimmgabel twice. He sings with the group Die Bergkameraden and won the German national round of the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with them in 2009 to reach the final.




= Ferdinand Rier

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One of the original members of the Kastelruther Spatzen, Ferdinand Rier left the group in 1980 to start a family.




= Anton Rier

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One of the original members of the Kastelruther Spatzen, Anton Rier was the first member to leave the group, in 1977.




= Norbert Rier

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Norbert Rier is the lead singer of the Kastelruther Spatzen. He was born on 14 April 1960, is married to Isabella and has four children, with two of whom he has recorded songs - Marion in 1994 and Andreas in 2004. He joined the Kastelruther Spatzen as drummer and singer in late 1979. In May 2006, his autobiography was published, Danke Fans! Die authentische Autobiographie des Kastelruther Spatzen Chefs, BLV Buchverlag, München 2006, ISBN 3-8354-0258-7. He is the uncle of Denise Karbon and Peter Fill.




= Albin Gross

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Albin Gross was born on 2 April 1955 in Kastelruth. He married in 1980 and has three daughters. Before Karl Schieder brought him into the Kastelruther Spatzen in 1980, where he plays keyboard and accordion, and is also a composer and lyricist, he performed with the Seiser Buam.




= Karl Heufler

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Karl Heufler was born on 23 September 1959 in Kastelruth. He married in 1984 and has two children. He played in the Musikkapelle Seis am Schlern and in the Schlernsextett before he joined the Kastelruther Spatzen in 1986 as a replacement for Karl Schieder, playing bass guitar and horn.




= Rüdiger Hemmelmann

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Rüdiger Hemmelmann was born on 13 March 1966 in Würzburg. Since 1991 he is the drummer of the Kastelruther Spatzen.




= Andreas Fulterer †

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Andreas Fulterer was born on 27 February 1961 in Kastelruth and joined the Kastelruther Spatzen in 1993, when he replaced Oswald Sattler and left again in 1998. In his solo career that followed, he moved away from folk music to schlager. He died on 26 October 2016 after he suffered from lung cancer.




= Kurt Dasser

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Kurt Dasser was born on 8 February 1958 in Bolzano. He worked for twenty years in Bolzano as a mathematics and biology teacher. He is divorced and has a son. He plays guitar and sings with the Kastelruther Spatzen.




Kastelruther Spatzenfest


The Kastelruther Spatzenfest is a concert which has been held annually since 1984. In 2005 there were approximately 30,000 people attending it.




Discography






= Albums

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Viel Spaß und Freude, 1983
Ich sag's Dir mit Musik, 1985
Musikantengold, 1986
Servus Südtirol, 1987
Weihnachtssterne, 1987
Wenn Berge träumen, 1988
Doch die Sehnsucht bleibt, 1989
Feuer im ewigen Eis, 1990. GER: Gold
Wahrheit ist ein schmaler Grat, 1991. GER: Gold
Eine weiße Rose, 1992. GER: Gold
Die schönsten Liebeslieder der Kastelruther Spatzen, 1992
Der rote Diamant, 1993. GER: Gold
Das Mädchen mit den erloschenen Augen, 1993
Spreng Die ketten Der Einsamkeit, 1994
Atlantis der Berge, 1994. GER: Gold
Nino und das Geheimnis des Friedens, 1994
Das erste Gebot ist die Liebe, 1995. GER: Gold
Sterne über'm Rosengarten, 1996. GER: Gold
Herzschlag für Herzschlag, 1997. GER: Gold
Die weiße Braut der Berge, 1998
Weihnachten mit den Kastelruhter Spatzen, 1998
Die Legende von Croderes, 1999
Und ewig wird der Himmel brennen, 2000. GER: Gold
Jedes Abendrot ist ein Gebet, 2001. GER: Gold
Ihre Ersten Erfolge, 2001
Liebe darf alles, 2002. GER: Gold
Das Frühlingsfest der Volksmusik - Das Gold-Jubiläum der Kastelruther Spatzen Doppel-CD, 2002
Herzenssache, 2003. GER: Gold
Alles Gold dieser Erde, 2003. GER: Gold
16 Spatzen-Hits Instrumental, 2004
Berg ohne Wiederkehr, 2004. GER: Platinum
Zufall oder Schicksal, 2005. GER: Gold
Nino und das Geheimnis des Friedens, 2005 (Remake with 2 extra titles)
Und Singen ist Gold, 2006. GER: Gold
Dolomitenfeuer, 2007. GER: Gold
Geschrieben für die Ewigkeit - Besinnliche Lieder, 2008 (Bonus Album)
Jeder Tag ist eine Rose, 2008 (Bonus Album)
Herz gewinnt, Herz verliert, 2008. GER: Gold
Ein Kreuz und eine Rose, 2009. GER: Gold
Immer noch wie am ersten Tag, 2010.
Hand auf's Herz, 2011.
Weihnachten bei uns daheim, 2011.
Leben und leben lassen, 2012.
Planet der Lieder, 2013.
Eine Brücke ins Glück, 2014
Heimat - Deine Lieder, 2015
Die Sonne scheint für alle, 2016
Die Tränen der Dolomiten, 2017
Älter werden wir später, 2018
Feuervogel flieg, 2019
Liebe für die Ewigkeit, 2020
HeimatLiebe, 2021
HeimatLiebe Weihnacht, 2021




= Live albums

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Kastelruther Spatzen live in Berlin, 1996




= Compilation albums

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Das Beste der Kastelruther Spatzen Folge 1, 1991
Kastelruther Classics Folge 1, 1994
Das Beste der Kastelruther Spatzen Folge 2, 1995. GER: Gold
Träume von Liebe und Zärtlichkeit, 1996
Kastelruther Classics Folge 2, 1997
Das Beste der Kastelruther Spatzen Folge 3, 2001. GER: Gold
25 Jahre Kastelruther Spazen, 2009
Engel der Dolomiten, 2012
Apres Ski – Kult-Hits im Party, 2015
Das Beste aus 35 Jahren, 2018




= DVDs

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Das Beste Folge 1. GER: Gold
Das Beste Folge 2. GER: Gold
Herzschlag für Herzschlag. GER: Gold
Das große Kastelruther Spatzenfest
Ich würd es wieder tun
Berg ohne Wiederkehr. GER: Gold
Dolomitenfeuer. GER: Gold




= Singles

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"Das Mädchen mit den erloschenen Augen" (1983)
"Tränen passen nicht zu Dir" (1990)
"Feuer im ewigen Eis" (1990)
"Spreng die Ketten Deiner Einsamkeit" (1991)
"Wahrheit ist ein schmaler Grat" (1991)
"Eine weiße Rose" (1992)
"Schatten über'm Rosenhof" (1992)
"Und ewig ruft die Heimat" (1993)
"Der rote Diamant" (1993)
"Atlantis der Berge" (1994)
"Che bella la vita" (1994)
"Du gehörst in meine Arme" (1994)
"Das Lied der Dornenvögel" (1996)
"Herzschlag für Herzschlag" (1997)
"Ich schwör" (1997)
"Die weiße Braut der Berge" (1998)
"Und ewig wird der Himmel brennen" (2000)
"Ein Leben lang" (2000)
"Jeder Tag ist eine Rose" (2000)
"Jedes Abendrot ist ein Gebet" (2001)
"Liebe darf alles" (2002)
"Herzenssache" (2003)
"Berg ohne Wiederkehr" (2004)
"Zufall oder Schicksal" (2005)
"Gott hatte einen Traum" (2005)
"... und Singen ist Gold" (2006)
"Das Geheimnis der drei Worte" (2007)




Honours and awards


Grand Prix der Volksmusik 1990 for Germany (Tränen passen nicht zu dir)
Edelweiß 1991 and 1993
ECHO in the category Schlager/folk music: 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 in the category Folk music with Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band winning the category Schlager, 1999 in the category Folk music with Guildo Horn & die orthopädischen Strümpfe winning the category Schlager, 2000 in the category Folk music with Die Flippers winning the category Schlager, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Goldene Stimmgabel 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007
Krone der Volksmusik: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Amadeus Austrian Music Award nominations 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006




Further reading


Die Kastelruther Spatzen aus Südtirol, Published by Tappeiner, 2002 ISBN 88-7073-332-7




References






External links


Official website in German
Spatzenmuseum and Spatzenladen in Kastelruth in German
Biography in Koch Music in German
Konzerte in Südtirol in German

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kastelruther Spatzen
• Freddy Breck
• Kastelruth
• South Tyrol
• List of number-one hits of 2021 (Germany)
• Echo Music Prize
• Peter Fill
• List of number-one hits of 2016 (Austria)
• Goldene Stimmgabel
• Grand Prix der Volksmusik